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Eugene, OR - A rainy visit
This is St. Matthews Episcopal Church, several miles northwest of Eugene, Oregon. It was pouring when we pulled in and no one was around,...
Jun 22, 2022


Coos Bay, OR - Cracked stone paths
There's a lot to like about this small labyrinth, from the large stones that make up the paths to the setting at the edge of the woods....
Jun 21, 2022


Bandon, OR - Father's Day 2022 edition
"It's amazing what 12 rakes can do", was a good way to encapsulate the annual phenomenon that is Circles in the Sand. One of the...
Jun 21, 2022


Cornelius, OR - Almost, but not quite
Pulling up in front of the small Cornelius United Methodist Church on Memorial Day Weekend, the many American flags planted around the...
May 31, 2022


Forest Grove, OR - College days
I've stopped at Pacific University a few times to walk their large, brick labyrinth. At least twice, it's been raining and cold. Still,...
May 31, 2022


Portland, OR - Gardening help needed
At St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church in northwest Portland, I figured the labyrinth might be in the large overgrown field behind the church....
May 17, 2022


Portland, OR - Suburban gravel
The labyrinth behind Cedar Hills United Church of Christ is an interesting pattern - it resembles a semi-circle and the path boundaries...
May 17, 2022


Bandon, OR - What a sight!
The seasonal Circles in the Sand event is really hard to capture in words or images, no matter how many I look at or even the amazing...
May 6, 2022


Yamhill, OR - Atop a mountain in the vines
There's hardly a bad view to be had when you're up high in the Willamette Valley. Mountains in multiple directions and rows of vineyards...
May 6, 2022


Carlton, OR - The vines are the thing here
We came across a small winery just outside of downtown Carlton, Oregon, in the Willamette Valley region several years ago. I was struck...
May 5, 2022


Corvallis, OR - A courtyard surrounds it
At the Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan just a few blocks away from the center of Corvallis, Oregon, a bright, sunny courtyard...
May 2, 2022


Newport, OR - Peace and healing
Just outside the front doors of Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital seems a like a place where many need to pace, pray, contemplate,...
May 2, 2022


Portland, OR - Monthly walk at Trinity
In NW Portland near the Providence Park stadium district, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral has a gorgeous inlaid wood labyrinth inside a...
Apr 26, 2022


Newberg, OR - Welcome to the Peace Project
Follow a short paved path, decorated with peace-inspired signs and messages, and in just a few minutes, you're at a large pattern set...
Apr 25, 2022


Bandon, OR - First time to the Bandon event of events
Wasn't sure what to expect from Circles in the Sand but I knew I wanted to be there. This was our first trip. It didn't disappoint....
Mar 23, 2022


Beaverton, OR - Welcoming spot in Oregon
This is at the Spirit of Grace church in Beaverton, a Portland, OR, suburb. It was easy to find and open to all. A large brick design...
Mar 23, 2022


Bandon, OR - Back in Bandon, Circles in the Sand 2021
Our annual trip to Bandon and Face Rock. I get up there a couple hours early to help draw the nearly 2-mile-long labyrinth with a team of...
Mar 23, 2022


Florence, OR - Circles in the Sand, 2020 edition, on the road in Florence
The amazing Circles in the Sand generally happens in Bandon, but in fall 2020, it moved along the Oregon Coast to Florence for a...
Mar 23, 2022
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